R.E. Foster
Reginald Erskine Foster
Born: 16 April 1878, Malvern, Worcestershire
Died: 13 May 1914, Brompton, Kensington, London
Major Teams: Oxford University, Worcestershire, England.
Known As: R.E. Foster
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Fast
Test Debut: England v Australia at Sydney, 1st Test, 1903/04
Last Test: England v South Africa at The Oval, 3rd Test, 1907
Wisden Cricketer of the Year 1901
Career Statistics:
TESTS
(career)
M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct St
Batting & Fielding 8 14 1 602 287 46.30 1 1 13 0
O M R W Ave BBI 5 10 SR Econ
Bowling - - - - - - - - - -
FIRST-CLASS
(career: 1897 - 1912)
M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct St
Batting & Fielding 139 234 17 9076 287 41.82 22 41 179 0
Balls R W Ave BBI 5 10 SR Econ
Bowling 1816 1153 25 46.12 3-54 0 0 72.6 3.80
- Explanations of First-Class and List A status courtesy of the ACS.
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Profile:
Seven Foster brothers played for Worcestershire in the years
before World War 1, but RE (Tip) was the finest cricketer. After
a stellar school and University career (Malvern and Oxford),
Foster toured Australia in 1903-4, and in his first Test scored a
mammoth 287, still the highest innings by an Englishman in
Australia. His batting was orthodox, marked by superb cutting and
off-drives, and with a sound defence. He captained England
against South Africa in 1907 (he also captained the England
soccer team, winning 6 caps, the only man to captain England in
both sports), but illness and business commitments meant that he
played little cricket after this. He died from diabetes shortly
before the first World War (Dave Liverman, 1998).
Last Updated: Friday, 16-Aug-2002 21:14:12 GMT
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